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June 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As part of an issue that virtually mirrors a continuing US corporate firestorm, the British government will soon require publicly traded companies to...

June 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The ability to stay connected to the office via electronic gadgetry has spurred nine out of ten Americans to take work home with...

June 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than 60% of plan sponsors attending a recent Merrill Lynch Retirement Group conference listed the 401(k) defined contribution plan as the most...

June 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the first time in nine years, average salary increases in many key industries, including manufacturing, trade, and utilities, have dropped below 4%...

June 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Almost three-quarters of small business owners say that offering healthcare is necessary in the hiring process, a new survey finds.

June 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Companies signing up with health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to provide employee health coverage will have to dig even deeper in 2003 with costs...

June 21, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee heard testimony from the American Academy of Actuaries on the growth of defined contribution plans and...

June 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Americans are not expected to improve their educational standards over the next 20 years, according to an economist with the Federal Reserve.

June 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - If employers are looking around at a sea of empty office desks, the occupants of those work stations are probably still trying to...

June 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com)-Prudential Real Estate and Relocations Services has launched a new personal errand and concierge program named At Your Service in a bid to ensure a...

June 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Health care consumers had to shell out 8.7% more in 2001 over the year before, driven by skyrocketing prices for hospital care and...

June 20, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the shaky economy has prompted companies to pare down the number of IT contractors it hires, many are expected to reverse course...

June 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employees give high-tech workplace training the thumbs up, according to a poll.

June 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Money may be tight, but firms still recognize the importance of hanging on to key employees and are using bonus programs to do...

June 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Workplace dress codes remain as controversial as ever, a poll finds.

June 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Attracting and retaining salespeople is just as difficult today as it was during the boom years and companies are making big changes to...

June 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors with a self-directed brokerage account (SDBA) in their retirement plan continued taking a somewhat cautious approach during the first quarter of 2002,...

June 19, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The most effective way of corralling human resources costs is to streamline HR operations, a new study found.

June 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economy may be limping along, but Americans are going ahead with their vacation plans anyway, a new survey by TrueCareers, an online...

June 18, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in the Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) plan will now have access to mPower's online advice program, mPower announced.